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Jacksonville Bulls

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Team name and colors
1984 season
1984 schedule and results 1984 roster
Offseason
1985 season
1985 schedule and results
Demise
Legacy
Season-by-season results
References
External links

{{USFL team
| name = Jacksonville Bulls
| bgcolor = #662046
| fontcolor = #F74024
| helmet = Jacksonville Bulls helmet 1984-1985.png
| logo = Jacksonville Bulls.png
| founded = 1984
| suspended =
| folded = 1986
| relocated =
| location = Jacksonville, Florida, United States
| field = Gator Bowl Stadium
| league = USFL
| conference =
| division = Southern Division (1984)
Western Division (1985)
| colors = Garnet, Orange, Silver, Black, White{{color box|#662046}} {{color box|#F74024}} {{color box|#85888B}} {{color box|#1E1E1E}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}
| history = Jacksonville Bulls (1984–1985)
| nickname =
| coach = 1984–1985 Lindy Infante (15-21)
| manager =
| owner = 1984–1985 Fred Bullard
| championships =
| named for = Fred "Bull"ard
| mascot =
| website =
}}

The Jacksonville Bulls were a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. They were members of the United States Football League (USFL) during its final two seasons, 1984 and 1985. They played their home games in the Gator Bowl Stadium in Jacksonville.

Former Miami Dolphins stars Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick were involved in an advertising campaign for the team, and they apparently had a minor ownership interest as well. Larry Munson was hired as radio play-by-play announcer. His distinctive voice was already well known in the Jacksonville area due to his long association with both the University of Georgia Bulldogs and the National Football League's Atlanta Falcons.

Team name and colors

The Bulls' name was taken from team owner Fred "Bubba" Bullard, a Jacksonville businessman, although there was a 'name the team' promotion with a write-in campaign for publicity purposes. The Bulls moniker was credited as a submission from the winning entry. The team colors of garnet, orange and silver were taken from the three college football teams most popular in the area; garnet from the Florida State Seminoles, orange from the Florida Gators, and silver from the pants worn by the Georgia Bulldogs.

The helmet design was unique for a professional football team. Each side had the team's logo of a streaking bull (one side the mirror image of the other); the two logos were bridged by a series of parallel lines, and the team name was incorporated into the bridge as a silhouette against the parallel lines.^[1]

1984 season

The Bulls made an immediate splash in their first game, in which they blew out the Washington Federals 53-14. Although they finished 6-12 — last in the tough Southern Division — they were far more competitive than their record indicated. Six of their losses were by a touchdown or less, including two losses by a last-second field goal. They remained in contention for most of the season, but a six-game losing streak toward the end of the season kept them out of the playoffs.

The Bulls were an undisputed success at the gate, running away with the league's attendance title. They notched the only two crowds of 70,000 or greater in league history, including a throng of 73,227 against the powerful New Jersey Generals on March 4. In the last game, against the Pittsburgh Maulers, a huge crowd patiently waited through a late-June downpour which postponed the game for more than an hour. When play finally started the game was a 26-2 Jacksonville victory.

1984 schedule and results

Week	Day	Date	Opponent	Game site	Attendance	Television	Final score	W/L	Record
Preseason
1	Saturday	January 28	Pittsburgh Maulers	Gator Bowl Stadium	10,000	—	0–0	T	0–0–1
2	Bye								—
3	Saturday	February 11	Houston Gamblers	Gator Bowl Stadium	24,680	—	22–34	L	0–1–1
4	Saturday	February 18	vs. Pittsburgh Maulers	Melbourne, Florida	4,500	—	10–13	L	0–2–1
Regular Season
1	Sunday	February 26	Washington Federals	Gator Bowl Stadium	49,392	—	53–14	W	1–0
2	Sunday	March 4	New Jersey Generals	Gator Bowl Stadium	73,227	ABC	26–28	L	1–1
3	Saturday	March 10	at Tampa Bay Bandits	Tampa Stadium	51,274	ESPN	25–28	L	1–2
4	Monday	March 19	New Orleans Breakers	Gator Bowl Stadium	48,303	ESPN	9–28	L	1–3
5	Sunday	March 25	at Los Angeles Express	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	8,000	—	13–7	W	2–3
6	Saturday	March 31	at Memphis Showboats	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium	17,180	ESPN	24–27	L	2–4
7	Saturday	April 7	Birmingham Stallions	Gator Bowl Stadium	43,654	ESPN	17–24	L	2–5
8	Saturday	April 14	San Antonio Gunslingers	Gator Bowl Stadium	35,084	—	0–20	L	2–6
9	Friday	April 20	Memphis Showboats	Gator Bowl Stadium	36,256	—	12–10	W	3–6
10	Friday	April 27	at Oklahoma Outlaws	Skelly Stadium	29,234	—	34–6	W	4–6
11	Saturday	May 5	Tampa Bay Bandits	Gator Bowl Stadium	71,174	ESPN	13–31	L	4–7
12	Friday	May 11	at Birmingham Stallions	Legion Field	29,500	—	10–42	L	4–8
13	Saturday	May 19	at Philadelphia Stars	Veterans Stadium	33,194	ESPN	12–45	L	4–9
14	Friday	May 25	Houston Gamblers	Gator Bowl Stadium	31,638	—	7–54	L	4–10
15	Saturday	June 2	at Oakland Invaders	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	29,687	—	12–17	L	4–11
16	Friday	June 8	at Arizona Wranglers	Sun Devil Stadium	15,513	—	14–45	L	4–12
17	Friday	June 15	at New Orleans Breakers	Louisiana Superdome	21,333	—	20–17	W	5–12
18	Friday	June 22	Pittsburgh Maulers	Gator Bowl Stadium	31,843	—	26–2	W	6–12

Sources^[2]^[3]^[4]

1984 roster

1. Danny Miller (K)

2. Rich Hendley (P)

3. Brian Franco (K/P)

5. Jeff Brockhaus (K)

8. Jeff Pierce (P)

9. Ken Hobart (QB)

14. Ben Bennett (QB)

14. Ron Rice (P)

15. Robbie Mahfouz (QB)

16. Buck Belue (QB)

17. Matt Robinson (QB)

20. Billy Cesare (SS)

21. Willie McClendon (RB)

22. Kevin Gray (CB)

23. Kerry Baird (CB)

23. Donald Dykes (CB)

24. Marvin Lewis (FB)

25. Charlie Dean (CB)

26. Chester Gee (CB)

27. Michael Whiting (RB)

28. Matt Courtney (CB)

32. Larry Mason (RB)

33. Vaughan Johnson (LB)

35. John Lott (FS)

44. Larry Key (RB)

44. Bobby Hosea (FS)

45. Mike Goedeker (LB)

46. Don Bessillieu (FS)

47. Sammy Brown (SS)

50. John McLean (LB)

51. Dave Otey (C)

52. Tom Dinkel (LB)

53. Fernando Jackson (LB)

55. Carl Qualls (LB)

55. Dann Lute (LB)

56. Rufus Norman (LB)

56. Doug West (LB)

57. Greg Zappala (LB)

58. Andy Hendel (LB)

59. Russ Washington (LB)

60. Gary Anderson (G/C)

63. Nat Hudson (T)

64. Kenny Howell (G)

65. Wally Pesuit (C)

66. George Collins (G)

67. Warren Gray (G)

69. Rush Brown (DE)

70. Val Brown (DE)

72. Don Latimer (NT)

73. Ed Gantner (DT)

75. Bob Gruber (T)

77. Chris Wampler (NT)

78. Brian Douglas (NT)

80. Gary Clark (WR)

82. Wyatt Henderson (WR)

83. Aubrey Matthews (WR)

84. Paul Bergmann (TE)

85. Perry Kemp (WR)

87. Chuck McCurley (WR)

88. Robert Young (TE)

89. Alton Alexis (WR)

91. Phil Dokes (DE)

92. George Atiyeh (NT)

92. Marvin Dyett (DE)

95. Mike Raines (DE)

97. Charles Philyaw (DE)

98. Bob Clasby (DE)

99. Joe Costello (DE)

--. Amos Lawrence (RB)--. Dan Gooch (LB)

Charles R. Hunsicker Jr. – Team Chaplain

Offseason

The offseason saw the addition of former NFL MVP QB Brian Sipe to take over as triggerman of Coach Lindy Infante's high octane passing scheme as well as former Heisman Trophy winning HB Mike Rozier.

1985 season

While Sipe only threw 89 passes before suffering a career-ending injury, an improved defense and the addition of Rozier resulted in a 9-9 record. The Bulls finished one win short of a playoff spot and led the league in attendance again.

1985 schedule and results

Week	Day	Date	Opponent	Game site	Attendance	Television	Final score	W/L	Record
Preseason
1	Bye								—
2	Saturday	February 9, 1985	Orlando Renegades	Gator Bowl Stadium	10–20	L	0–1
3	Saturday	February 16, 1985	Memphis Showboats	Gator Bowl Stadium	10–13	L	0–2
Regular Season
1	Sunday	February 24, 1985	Baltimore Stars	Gator Bowl Stadium	51,045	—	22–14	W	1–0
2	Monday	March 4, 1985	Memphis Showboats	Gator Bowl Stadium	40,112	ESPN	14–24	L	1–1
3	Monday	March 11, 1985	at Arizona Outlaws	Sun Devil Stadium	13,025	ESPN	21–41	L	1–2
4	Sunday	March 17, 1985	at Oakland Invaders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	16,678	—	36–42	L	1–3
5	Thursday	March 21, 1985	Orlando Renegades	Gator Bowl Stadium	31,883	ESPN	34–31 OT	W	2–3
6	Saturday	March 30, 1985	at Birmingham Stallions	Legion Field	41,200	—	18–25	L	2–4
7	Saturday	April 6, 1985	at Tampa Bay Bandits	Tampa Stadium	51,286	ESPN	17–31	L	2–5
8	Friday	April 12, 1985	San Antonio Gunslingers	Gator Bowl Stadium	32,097	ESPN	28–17	W	3–5
9	Saturday	April 20, 1985	at Orlando Renegades	Florida Citrus Bowl	34,338	—	31–10	W	4–5
10	Sunday	April 28, 1985	Birmingham Stallions	Gator Bowl Stadium	41,298	ABC	27–17	W	5–5
11	Sunday	May 5, 1985	New Jersey Generals	Gator Bowl Stadium	60,100	ABC	30–20	W	6–5
12	Sunday	May 12, 1985	Tampa Bay Bandits	Gator Bowl Stadium	58,928	—	10–21	L	6–6
13	Monday	May 20, 1985	at Houston Gamblers	Houston Astrodome	17,127	ESPN	20–17	W	7–6
14	Saturday	May 25, 1985	Los Angeles Express	Gator Bowl Stadium	51,033	ESPN	21–7	W	8–6
15	Sunday	June 2, 1985	at Baltimore Stars	Byrd Stadium	9,663	ABC	12–17	L	8–7
16	Monday	June 10, 1985	at New Jersey Generals	Giants Stadium	36,465	ESPN	24–31	L	8–8
17	Saturday	June 15, 1985	at Memphis Showboats	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium	31,634	—	0–31	L	8–9
18	Sunday	June 23, 1985	Denver Gold	Gator Bowl Stadium	32,428	—	42–6	W	9–9

Sources^[5]^[6]^[7]

Demise

The Bulls were one of the seven teams assured of playing the 1986 USFL season, which would have been played in the autumn. The Bulls had bought the football assets of the Denver Gold during the offseason and were to take on much of that team's staff, including head coach Mouse Davis.

The USFL itself was pursuing a large antitrust lawsuit against the NFL at the time; when they failed to secure a sizable judgment against the older league, the USFL suspended operations and eventually folded.

Legacy

Despite never posting a winning record, the Bulls were considered to be one of the stronger USFL franchises — indeed, one of the few USFL teams with the potential to be viable had the league been better run. Owner Fred Bullard was determined from the beginning to put together a strong organization on and off the field. Many experts believe that had it not been for the Bulls' success, the NFL would not have considered awarding the Jacksonville Jaguars to the city in 1995. In 1987 the Houston Oilers nearly moved to Jacksonville, in part due to the overwhelming support for the Bulls.

Season-by-season results

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|1984 || 6 || 12 || 0 || 5th EC Southern || --
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|1985 || 9 || 9 || 0 || 6th EC || --
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Totals

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References

1. ^USFL.info: Jacksonville Bulls team colors
2. ^[https://www.statscrew.com/football/results/t-USFLJAC/y-1984 statscrew.com 1984 Jacksonville Bulls Game-by-Game Results Retrieved January 1, 2019]
3. ^usflsite.com 1984 USFL Season Retrieved January 1, 2019
4. ^[https://www.profootballarchives.com/1984usfljac.html profootballarchives.com 1984 Jacksonville Bulls (USFL) Retrieved January 1, 2019]
5. ^[https://www.statscrew.com/football/results/t-USFLJAC/y-1985 statscrew.com 1985 Jacksonville Bulls Game-by-Game Results Retrieved January 2, 2019]
6. ^usflsite.com 1985 USFL Season Retrieved January 2, 2019
7. ^[https://www.profootballarchives.com/1985usfljac.html profootballarchives.com 1985 Jacksonville Bulls (USFL) Retrieved January 2, 2019]

External links

USFL.info - Jacksonville Bulls
http://www.remembertheusfl.8m.com/teams/jacksonville.html

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